Wine 2.0-rc4 has been released with 28 bug fixes. It's a pretty quiet release with no new features as they are in a code freeze to prepare the big 2.0 stable release.

A GOL follower sent word that Alienware are giving out limited keys to a Disgaea 2 demo test. The good news is I got one and it seems the demo already runs on Linux.

If you’ve been feeling like fighting hordes of goons alone or with friends, the new beat ‘em up 99Vidas might be right up your alley. It released late last month with day-1 Linux support.

Tonight for your amusement I shall be attempting to play some Portal 2 live on Twitch. I hate Samsai for making me do this.

Good news for Linux fans, as multiple big websites showing off statistics have shown Linux is on the rise!

Linux gaming fun with Liam! (I hate you Samsai)

Divinity: Original Sin is one game that the open source Mesa drivers currently cannot run without hacks, but it looks like the Mesa team has been testing it.

Steam has officially hit a new high for concurrent users online, with over 14 million people being online today.

Avenger Bird, a pretty nice looking retro inspired side-scroller is now available on Steam with Linux support.

As promised, Topware Interactive have released a Linux beta of X-Blades on Steam that uses Wine to make it easy for you.

If you had tried playing XCOM: Enemy Unknown (not to be confused with XCOM 2) on radeonsi and had it crash constantly, the good news is that this should now be fixed as of Mesa 13.0.3.

Mesa has another patch that will be interesting for Linux gamers. This is actually a two-part fix as it was re-worked. The Witcher 2 should have a lot less black flickering with this latest patch.

It’s been a bit of a ride, but we now have it confirmed for sure that Civilization VI is coming to Linux, and the release isn’t far off. We are able to confirm this with permission before the official announcement from Aspyr Media that is due later today.

The developer of Chronicon has stated that a Linux build will be worked on and should be available in a few months.

It’s been a bit of a ride, but we now have it confirmed for sure that Civilization VI is coming to Linux, and the release isn’t far off. We are able to confirm this with permission before the official announcement from Aspyr Media that is due later today.

Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais has tweeted out asking for information on Linux games that don't currently work with radeonsi.

I decided to extend the submission time for our GOTY awards by one day just to give it a bit more exposure to gather a good list.

Lars Doucet, developer of Defender's Quest has written up a reddit post request Valve to open source the Steam Controller software.

Linux gaming fun with Liam! (I hate you Samsai)

Thanks to GOG and DOSBox, Linux gamers can enjoy the classic crazy racing game Ignition, which originally released in 1997.

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, a top-down stealth game from Mimimi Productions released with day-1 Linux support. I have fond memories of games like Commandos, so is it any good?